England pacer Wood took 5/14, after Kyle Mayers’s 38-ball 73 took Lucknow to 193/6. Delhi may just most effective muster 143/9 and succumbed to a 50-run defeat.
Wood credited Lucknow’s bowling trainer Morne Morkel to lend a hand him get ready.
“KL (Rahul) tried to keep things simple for me and the planning with Morne helped me. He has been really good with me, just try to do similar with what I do for England,” Wood stated after receiving the ‘Player of the Match’ award.
Wood had failed to provoke for the Chennai Super Kings a few seasons again and struggled with a hip damage which did not permit him to play for LSG closing season.
“Last time I was here, I played for CSK and it didn’t go quite well. So I wanted to try to make an impact this time and I’m delighted that it’s gone well today.
“I felt just right for a bit time period in reality. You may just see the dew at the grass and it affected me. I fall even at the most productive of instances. I’m simply happy as of late that I controlled to get some rhythm in and take some wickets.
Wood additional stated he stored his strides quick on account of the rainy outfield on account of the dew.
Skipper Rahul was once additionally all-praise for Wood.
“It was Woody’s day today. It’s always a dream for a fast bowler. When someone is going well and has those kinds of performances, it has a huge impact on the team and on the result of the game,” stated Rahul.
“We were clueless about the pitch. It was a nice way to start and will take a lot of confidence from this. I felt that we were 25-30 runs above par with the way that Kyle batted and the intent of the other batters getting on with the game and taking on the spinners.”
It was once Lucknow’s first ever sport at their house floor.
(With company inputs)